Curriculum
 

Foundation Course (2 cr.)
PUBH 6001  Foundations for Graduate Study in Public Health (2 cr.)

 

Core Courses (46 cr.)
PUBH 6002  Essentials of Public Health: A Case Study Approach (4 cr.)
PUBH 6115  Social, Behavioral, and Cultural Factors in Public Health (4 cr.)
PUBH 6125  Biostatistics (4 cr.)
PUBH 6135  Leadership, Professionalism, and Ethics in Public Health Practice (4 cr.)
PUBH 6145  Epidemiology (4 cr.)
PUBH 6155  Research in Public Health (4 cr.)
PUBH 6165  Environmental Health (4 cr.)
PUBH 6170  Public Health Biology (4 cr.)
PUBH 6175  Health Policy and Management (4 cr.)
PUBH 6227  Health Informatics (4 cr.)
PUBH 6235  Program Design, Planning, and Evaluation (4 cr.)
PUBH 6260  Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Public Health (2 cr.)

 

Practicum (8 cr.)
PUBH 6635 Practicum I: Field Experience in Public Health (4 cr.)
PUBH 6636 Practicum II: Capstone Experience in Public Health (4 cr.)

 

The practicum is designed to provide students who have finished their coursework with the opportunity to synthesize knowledge, to develop competence in professional practice in the foundation areas identified by the Council on Education for Public Health, to apply knowledge to the solution of public health problems, and to develop a respect for and a commitment to continued professional knowledge.

 

The field practicum takes place in conjunction with registration in a four-credit seminar (PUBH 6635 or 6636). The required hours of agency service may take place only during registration in the appropriate seminar. All work hours must occur on or after the official start date of the approved quarter and may not go beyond the end date of the quarter. Students who cannot complete the practicum hours in one quarter must register for the seminar until all field hours are completed.

 

Students must have completed the first six quarters of required coursework to begin the practicum and must be in good academic standing. Students are advised to begin seeking a practicum placement as early as possible, but no later than two terms before they plan to begin the practicum. Details about the practicum, the required forms, the approval process, and important practicum application deadlines are available through the Personal Start Page (PSP).

 

In certain circumstances, students may receive approval for a non-U.S. training site from the M.P.H. program director; however, that approval must be sought in writing prior to admission to the M.P.H. program.

 

Course Sequence

 

Semester	Course
1	PUBH 6001  Foundations for Graduate Study in Public Health PUBH 6002  Essentials of Public Health: A Case Study Approach
2	PUBH 6115  Social, Behavioral, and Cultural Factors in Public Health PUBH 6125  Biostatistics
3	PUBH 6145  Epidemiology PUBH 6165  Environmental Health
4	PUBH 6170  Public Health Biology PUBH 6175  Health Policy and Management
5	PUBH 6227  Health Informatics PUBH 6235  Program Design, Planning, and Evaluation
6	PUBH 6135  Leadership, Professionalism, and Ethics in Public Health Practice PUBH 6155  Research in Public Health
7	PUBH 6635  Practicum I: Field Experience in Public Health PUBH 6260  Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Public Health
8	PUBH 6636  Practicum II: Capstone Experience in Public Health